(1) At the end of the
period of 3 months after a periodic long-stay agreement which is not in
compliance with this Act was made —
(a) the
park operator who made the agreement is to attempt to make with the tenant a
long-stay agreement that is in compliance with this Act; and
(b) if
such an agreement is not made within a period of 5 months after the
periodic long-stay agreement was made then either party may apply to the State
Administrative Tribunal for the termination of the long-stay agreement, or for
a determination in respect of the terms of the agreement, at the discretion of
the State Administrative Tribunal.
(2) A park operator
who does not take appropriate steps to attempt to make a long-stay agreement
under subsection (1)(a) commits an offence.
Penalty: a fine of $10 000.
(3) From the end of
the period of 3 months after a periodic long-stay agreement which was not
made in compliance with this Act was made until the agreement is terminated or
a new agreement is made under subsection (1)(a) this Act applies to and
in respect of the long-stay agreement to the extent that it can be applied, as
if the agreement had been made in accordance with this Act.
(4) In this
section —
"periodic long-stay agreement" means a long-stay
agreement for a periodic tenancy that continues for 3 months or longer.